{"id":8902,"date":"2020-01-22T07:05:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T14:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=8902"},"modified":"2020-01-20T21:06:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T04:06:49","slug":"jeff-goins-his-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/jeff-goins-his-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Goins & His System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Today\u2019s guest blogger, Jeff Goins<\/a>, shares the system he uses to <\/strong>write\u00a0books\u00a0and\u00a0blog\u00a0posts.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excerpt from Jeff:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most writers think writing is a one-step process . . . it\u2019s a three-step\nprocess: coming up with ideas, turning those ideas into drafts, and then\nediting those drafts into publishable pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Three-Bucket System . . . how I get my\nwriting done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bucket\n#1: Ideas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capture ideas [and keep] in a place where you\ncan return to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bucket\n#2: Drafts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pull an idea out from the first bucket and\nstart writing. Save in a draft folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At any given time, I have a whole bunch of\nhalf-finished chapters and blog posts on my computer begging to be edited and\ncompleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The point of this system is to think as little\nas possible and just do the next thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bucket\n#3: Edits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pull out one of those drafts and edit it. Either\nschedule it for a blog post or tuck it away in another folder called \u201cFinished\npieces.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are pieces of writing that are more or\nless ready for the world to see. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putting\nit together<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Collect Ideas. Shoot for five ideas. Write\ndown a sentence or a phrase. Just enough to save the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Write and Save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it\u2019s time to write, pull one of those\nideas out of that first bucket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re done, put this piece in the\n\u201cdrafts\u201d folder and save it for later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Edit and Publish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edit the draft. Then move it to bucket three,\nmaybe even publish it on your blog or wherever. Then go to bucket one to pull\nout a new idea and start writing again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do this every day, and you\u2019ll never run out of\nwriting topics. You\u2019ll never run out of things to edit and publish. You\u2019ll\nnever have writer\u2019s block again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As long as you remember: writing is not one thing. It\u2019s three things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Goins<\/a> is the best-selling author of five books including the The Art of Work and Real Artists Don\u2019t Starve<\/a><\/em>. He shares his thoughts on writing, life, and creative work on his blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a> to read “The System I Used to Write 5 Books and Over 1,000 Blog Posts” by Jeff Goins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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